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Brennan Johnson has been selected to represent New England at the 2007 International High Performance Volleyball Championships, to be held next month in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
The soon-to-be-junior at Classical High School, who earned second-team All-State honors after helping the Purple capture the Division I-North championship last fall, is the only Rhode Islander chosen to the New England Region Volleyball Association team.
The Division I Girls Lacrosse Championship was a game that Hilary Salander won't soon forget given her MVP performance that helped Barrington once again successfully defend its title.
The Eagles junior is wondering if anyone out there taped the game. If so, she'd love to arrange to get a copy.
If you think you can help her out, respond to this blog entry and we'll put the two of you in touch with each other.
Cranston West All-Stater Leigh Petranoff finished sixth in the javelin at the U.S. Junior Track Championships in Indianapolis. She threw 44.01 meters (144 feet, 5 inches).
The pioneer who approached the Interscholastic League in the late 1960s about allowing girls to play in the league, Alice Sullivan worked tirelessly to provide athletic opportunities for girls in Rhode Island right up until her death in November 2003 at the age of 78.
Upon her death, a foundation and scholarship were created in Sullivan’s name to support young women who plan to join the ranks of women coaches, referees and physical education teachers across the state, thus ensuring that her legacy lives on.
Journal photo/Bob Breidenbach
Donielle Mattoon, left
Chosen from a pool of 100 applicants, Donielle Mattoon of Coventry and Tara McCarthy of Bristol have been selected by the Alice Sullivan Scholarship Committee as this year’s scholarship recipients for their outstanding leadership, as well as academic and athletic accomplishments.
A three-sport star at Coventry High School, Mattoon played soccer, softball and basketball for the Oakers, scoring the game-winning goal in the 2006 Division II Girls Soccer Championship.
Beginning this fall, she plans to pursue a career in coaching or athletic administration.
Courtesy of Springfield College
Tara McCarthy
A two-time All-State basketball player, McCarthy was a member of three Division I state champion teams at La Salle Academy, where she also played lacrosse.
Hoping to teach and one day coach girls high school basketball, she just finished up her junior year at Springfield College, where she is majoring in physical education with a minor in health.
Alice Sullivan Scholarship Committee chairperson and RIIL Fast-pitch Director Betty Marquis presented Mattoon and McCarthy with their $500 scholarship awards prior to the Division I fast-pitch championship, June 10 at Rhode Island College's Dayna A. Bazar Memorial Field.
The Hope soccer team, South Kingstown tennis coach Andy Carr and Bishop Hendricken were among those honored at the inaugural Cox Rhode Island Sports Awards, last Thursday at the Providence Performing Arts Center.
Here are more details in a release provided by Cox Sports Television:
Over 100 of Rhode Island’s top scholar-athletes, Boston Celtic and former Providence College All-American Ryan Gomes and Big East Commissioner Michael Tranghese were among those honored last night at the first annual Cox Rhode Island Sports Awards presented by Amica. The event was held last night at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Cox Sports Television (www.cox-sports.com) recognized the Ocean State’s best high school scholar-athletes from each sport for every season at the event and will broadcast a highlight show of the Rhode Island Sports Awards on June 24 at 7 p.m.
Here is a sport by sport breakdown of last night’s winners:
Boys Soccer - Hope High School - Winston Smith
Football - North Kingstown - Chancellor Logan
Boys X-Country - Prout - Joseph Siravo
Girls Tennis - South Kingstown - Kerry Yang
Girls Volleyball - Prout - Piper Chapman
Girls X-Country - St. Mary's - Christina Nelson
Girls Soccer - Scituate - Erica Florenz
Field Hockey - Moses Brown - Sarah Engle
Boys Indoor Track - Classical - Michael Lauro
Boys Basketball - Bishop Hendricken - David Rufful
Girls Basketball - Smithfield - Jenna Buffi
Girls Indoor Track - Lasalle - Jeanne Mack
Gymnastics - Exeter/WG - Khiara LaBrie
Boys Hockey - Ponaganset - Derek Rogala
Girls Hockey - Bishop Keough - Megan Belmont
Wrestling - Mt. Hope - Kenneth Murgo
Boys Swimming - South Kingstown - Ryan Garr
Girls Swimming - PCD - Marguerite Farrington
Baseball - Portsmouth - Ryan Westmoreland
Softball - Warwick Vets - Stephanie Morse
Boys Tennis - N. Providence - Sean Abernathy
Boys Volleyball - E. Providence - James Boyce
Golf - Tiverton HS - Ben Conway
Boys Track - Bishop Hendricken - Andrew Palumbo
Girls Track - La Salle - Erin Neville
Boys Lacrosse - Prout - Will Kopelcheck
Girls Lacrosse - Rocky Hill - Hannah Knowles
In addition to showcasing the state’s best scholar-athletes from Woonsocket to Westerly, the top college athletes were honored. Providence College basketball standout Herbert Hill and Rhode Island College softball star Nicole Riley were recognized as the Ocean State’s Male and Female College Athletes of the Year, respectively.
The evening also featured the presentation of the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year to Boston Celtic and former Providence College All-American Ryan Gomes and the Vanguard Award to BIG EAST Commissioner Mike Tranghese. Boston Celtics President Richard Gotham and BIG EAST founder Dave Gavitt presented those awards to the award winners..
Rounding out the Cox RI Sports Awards was the announcement of the Rhode Island High School Team of the Year, Coach of the Year and School of the Year. The winners were:
Team of the Year:
· Hope High School Boys’ Soccer
Coach of the Year:
· South Kingstown Tennis Coach Andy Carr
School of the Year:
· Bishop Hendricken High School
The Female and Male Scholar Athletes of the Year highlighted the end of the show; Stephanie Morse from Warwick Vets and Winston Smith from Hope were honored as the 2007 Scholar Athletes of the Year and awarded a scholarship.
North Kingstown boys track coach Charlie Breagy was selected by his peers to be the 2007 Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year.
The Rhode Island Fast Pitch Softball Coaches Association announced its All-Tournament teams for Division I, II and III at the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2007 Fast Pitch Softball Awards Dinner, held last Wednesday night at Lombardi’s 1025 Club.
They are as follows:
DIVISION I
Emily Burbridge, Bay View
Ali Burdick, Westerly
Hayleigh Meeker, Westerly
Kristen Mitchell, Bay View
Julie Paradis, Lincoln
Kim Pelland, Bay View
Courtney St. Germain, Lincoln
Brittany St. Martin, Lincoln
Fallon Scorpio, Bay View
Jordan Tingley, La Salle
MVP – Marian Long, Bay View
Journal photo/Ruben W. Perez
Marian Long, Bay View
DIVISION II
Brittany Annunziata, Smithfield
Alyssa Gering, West Warwick
Jamie Hallam, Barrington
Tricia Hendrickson, Barrington
Elizabeth Kacz, Moses Brown
Valerie Luks, Barrington
Jessie Reniere, Smithfield
Christina Rodriguez, Moses Brown
Katherine Sullivan, Moses Brown
Sarah Whitten, Barrington
MVP – Jill Lewis, Barrington
DIVISION III
Cassie Conley, Fatima
Kristen Furtado, Fatima
Erin Girouard, Tolman
Meghan Noury, Scituate
Alyssa Parente, Fatima
Brenda Parker, Tolman
Brittany Pereira, Fatima
Martiza Rivera, Tolman
MVP – Nicole Zina, Fatima
Journal photo/Connie Grosch
Nicole Zina, Fatima
Projo.com's High School Game Day page will have slideshows tomorrow from the Division I baseball championship between Cranston West and South Kingstown, and from the Division II baseball championship between Burrillville and Johnston. Both Cranston West and Burrillville can wrap up titles with wins today; if South Kingstown or Johnston wins, it would force one final game in that division.
Click here to see today's Division I slideshow.
Click here to see today's Division II slideshow.
Cox Sports Television (www.cox-sports.com) will recognize the Ocean State’s best high school scholar-athletes from each sport for every season at tonight's inaugural Cox Rhode Island Sports Awards, beginning at 7:30 at the Providence Performing Arts Center at 220 Weybossett St.
In addition to recognizing more than 100 of Rhode Island’s top scholar-athletes, the event, presented by Amica, will also feature the presentation of the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year to Boston Celtic and former Providence College All-American Ryan Gomes and the Vanguard Award to BIG EAST Commissioner Mike Tranghese.
Others expected to participate in the ceremony are Governor Donald L. Carcieri, ESPN’s Doris Burke, Green Bay Packers and former Boston College and Bishop Hendricken standout Will Blackmon, PC basketball standout Herbert Hill, Boston Celtics President Richard Gotham and BIG EAST founder Dave Gavitt .
Projo.com's High School Game Day page will have photo galleries tomorrow from this evening's Division I baseball game between Portsmouth and South Kingstown, and the Division II game between Burrillville and Johnston.
The Broncos and the Panthers are meeting in game one of the three-game Division II championship series. The Patriots and the Rebels are competing for the right to meet defending champion Cranston West for the Division I crown.
Click here to pick the Division I champion.
Click here to pick the Division II champion.
Former Journal scribe Bob Leddy provides this report on some outstanding performances by local track and field athletes over the weekend:
Three Rhode Island track records were broken over the weekend - and another established - at the Nike National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. A total of seven local athletes made the Nike All-American team.
In the boys’ 5,000 meters, Westerly’s Andrew Springer finished third in a record-time of 14 minutes, 56.46 seconds. The Hope High boys’ 4x200 relay broke 21-year-old state record in that event, with Matt Washington, Kevin Morgan, Tamba Benjamin and Darnell Freeman doing the honors in 1:29.81. Benjamin, Morgan, Freeman and Revelino Da,Veiga combined to clock a 1:41.54 in the boys’ 800-meter sprint medley, which establishes a state mark.
In the girls’ 800-meter sprint medley relay, La Salle finished fourth in a state and New England-record time of 4:00.40. Lily Kessinger, Allyssia Limperis, Lauren Cardarelli and Jeanne Mack combined to register the fourth-fastest time in the U.S.
Classical’s Victoria Flowers placed second in the girls’ 4-kilogram hammer with a throw of 158 feet, 3 inches (48.23 meters).
NIKE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Greensboro, N.C.
GIRLS’ RESULTS
HT - 2, (AA) Victoria Flowers, Classical 158-3 (48.23 meters). SP - 9, (F2), Flowers 40-0.50 (12.23). 400 - 5, (AA) Rachel Sylvia, Westerly 57.67. Mile - 12 (H2), Jeanne Mack, La Salle 5:02.66. Fr. Mile - 15, Michon Dinwoodie, Westerly 5:19.93. 4x100 - 5 (H2), La Salle 49.95; 5, (H6), Hope 50.22. 4x200 - 6, (H2), Hope 1:45.91. 4x400 - 2, (H2), La Salle 3:57.21; 4 (H4), Westerly 3:57.84. SMR (@ 800m) - 6 (H3), Hope 1:53.29. SMR (@ 1600m) 4, (AA) La Salle 4:00.40 (State record. OR: 4:02.29, Westerly 2005); 13, Westerly 4:07.17. DMR - 11, Westerly 12:07.96.
* AA = All American. All times FAT.
BOYS RESULTS
HT - 9, Pat Onye, Classical 187-6 (57.15 meters); 10, Mike Gama, Hendricken 184-6 (56.24); 11, Pat Sampson, Hendricken 178-2 (54.30); 13, Justin Nicoll, E. Providence 175-9 (53.56). 200 - 4 (H1), Matt Washington, Hope 21.86. Mile - 6 (H1), Andrew Palumbo, Hendricken 4:16.49. 5000 - 3, (AA) Andrew Springer, Westerly 14:56.46 (State record. OR: 15:11.48, John Hines, Toll Gate 1987); 21, Tim O’Loughlin, Westerly 15:25.92. 4x100 - 4 (H3), Hope 42.71. 4x200 - 2, (H2), Hope 1:29.81 (State record. OR: 1:30.17, Hendricken 1986. SMR (@ 800) - 7 (H3), Hope 1:41.54 (Est. State record). 4x1-mile relay - 13, (H2), Hendricken 18:29.68.
* AA = All American. All times FAT.
Check projo.com's High School Game Day page on Sunday for a photo gallery from Sunday's baseball playoff game between Hendricken and Cranston West. The winner will face the winner of the other Final Four matchup, between Portsmouth and South Kingstown.
Tomorrow on projo.com's High School Game Day page, we'll have a photo gallery from today's baseball playoff game between Hendricken and North Kingstown. The winner advances to the state semifinals. John Gillooly will be at Pierce Field and will write a game story.
Here's the transcript from today's Sports Chat. We'll have another one with Art Martone tomorrow at noon.
Warren: Art...I checked with MLB.com...our magic number is 91 for clinching the AL EAST..any combo of sox wins and yanks losses totaling 91 and we got it.;)
Art Martone: And you were worried!
warren: Art...I am curious...what does your office look like...are the walls lined with sports photos and the furniture loaded with sports memorabilia on it ?
[2007.06.13 12:00:55] Art Martone: No, nothing like that. It's an open-glass area -- my assistant, Mark Divver, sits to my right, with projo.com producer Mike McDermott and Bob McGarry, who really runs the department, nearby -- and the only pictures I have are paintings: One is of the old R.I. Auditorium, the other an original Frank Lanning cartoon. (Frank was our sports cartoonist for about 40 years through the 1980s and was as popular as any of our writers. He was also about the nicest man you'd ever want to meet. When our paths first crossed, I was in my early 20s and he was in his late 60s or early 70s, and yet he treated me like a peer. And when he discovered we had the same birthday, he never failed to send me a birthday card, every year until he died.) That's about it.
Warren: Art....if yankee fans can have John Sterling give his A-Bomb by A-rod call...can we persuade Joe Castiglione to launch into a exciting call such as ....
Art Martone: Let's not give anybody any ideas!
Warren: Art....another difference between the 07 Sox and the 78' team...Francona and companyare not afraid to make changes ...like dropping Lugo in the line-up and leading off with Pedroia...the 78' team led by Zimmer would have just plugged away with Lugo leading off.
Art Martone: Bingo. About the only move Don Zimmer made, personnel-wise, that whole year was dropping Bill Lee out of the rotation. He eventually did take Butch Hobson off third base, but Hobson actually asked to be taken out.
Warren: Hi Art....what was up with Papelbon last night...it looked like the was firing nuclear missles ?
Art Martone: Sean McAdam and I discussed this today on ProJo Sports Talk. Papelbon's usage pattern was so erratic for a while that he appeared to have a tough time finding his rhythm. The same thing happened to Mariano Rivera in New York, only for a different reason: The Red Sox were winning one-sided games and the Yankees were losing them. But now things have stabilized, the teams are playing a more normal pattern of games, they're getting more regular work, and they're both pitching much better.
Rhody Guy: art - do you think the state budget crisis will have a major impact on uri athletics? in particular the basketball program just when they on the verge of making a major run?
Art Martone: I would seriously doubt it will impact the basketball program. URI will decide how to allocate whatever state money it receives, but you can be sure the men's basketball team will feel as little a pinch out of this as possible. It only makes sense, because that's the department's revenue provider. The other sports, however, could be in jeopardy.
Warren: Art we all have read how the sox wanted to smooth feelings over with Clemens and such...how come no such apparent effort has been made for a reproachment with MO VAUGHN who was always a fan favorite....I know MO is busy in New York re-habbing housing...but can't we find a place for MO in the redsox family ? or is it he wants no part of it ?
Art Martone: That's a really good question, Warren. Vaughn has no quarrel with current management -- or vice-versa -- and there would seem to be no reason they should be estranged. And I don't know that they are, necessarily. But Mo lives in New York and is busy with his various enterprises, and their paths simply haven't crossed.
warren: Looks like the yanks are catching the mets this weekend at just the right time ? fasten your seatsbelts for more yankee propaganda.
Art Martone: You catch more of it than most, Warren, because you live there.
Warren: I got got off...Castiglione should make the call with lots of excitement...An Orbiter by Ortiz !
Art Martone: Stop it!
Warren: Art....Do you notice in the last two weeks there seems to be more life in JD Drew...it's like someone stuck a tac up his butt.
Art Martone: Or it's all just part of the natural ebb-and-flow of a season. Players -- and teams -- go up and they go down, and when it's all in the books they're usually right around where they should be. Drew has a lot of hitting to do to get back to where he normally is.
Rhody Guy: what do you think the Sox outfield looks like in '08?
Art Martone: I think the answer to that lies mostly in what Coco Crisp does or doesn't do in the second half of the season. If he continues to putter along as he's done for most of his Sox career, then I doubt we'll see a third year of Coco; I would think they'll attempt an upgrade. Now whether that means giving Jacoby Ellsbury a chance remains to be seen. (*That* could depend on how successful they wind up being; if they win the World Series again, they might take the opportunity to use some that public goodwill to ease him into the lineup while everyone's basking in the glow of success.) But if Crisp starts to emerge as the player they thought they were acquiring -- a line-drive-hitting sparkplug with speed -- then I think they'll stick with him and, unless they finally trade Manny, come back with the same outfield next year.
Mark: How negative will the fan reception be for Barry Bonds this weekend?
Art Martone: Pretty negative, I would bet. And why wouldn't it be? You've got a guy who's basically unlikeable to begin with, who's said nothing but bad things about your city over the years, and who's perceived to have cheated to get a chance at breaking one of sport's most hallowed records. You know what they say about three strikes . . .
Rhody Guy: if you are the Celtics... do you trade the pick?
Art Martone: I'd seriously consider it. You're unlikely to get an immediate impact player at 5, and I think selling yet more rebuilding -- "Yeah, we're young, but wait 'til we mature!'' -- to this fan base will be all-but-impossible. Trading the pick for a veteran will make you better in the short term and maybe even spark a playoff run. Right now, this franchise could use a little success.
Rhody Guy: well, how many strikes has Buddy had??
Art Martone: Some things just defy description!
Warren: Art...is there anyone guy in the minors that you are hearing about in terms like...wait till this kid hits the pro's...he is gonna knock em dead ?
Art Martone: Not in those terms. But people certainly are excited about Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz and Michael Bowden, for starters.
Rhody Guy: to save some time I am going for a 3-pointer question... what do you think the patriots biggest weakness is going into the season? what is the latest on samuel? and how do you compare this current roster to previous Pats teams that won it all?
Art Martone: While acknowledging that the linebacking corps, even with the signing of Thomas, is a little long in the tooth, I think the secondary remains the team's biggest question mark. What we hear about Asante Samuel -- who is certainly one of the reasons the secondary is a question mark -- is that he's serious; he has a figure that he wants, which I've heard is somewhere around $80 million in a multiyear deal, and he won't come back until he gets it. But the depth on this roster in most areas compares favorably to '03 and '04 and dwarfs '01. Offensively this team is loaded with playmakers, which hasn't been the case in the past, and it should be a very exciting year.
Warren: Art....assuming we don't God forbid go after A-Rod...does it make sense to look at keeping Lowell...or move Youk to third and find a first baseman...Whom I don't know...and is Lowell likely to ask for crazy money...I thought we had a ption on him ...Am I wrong ?
Art Martone: You're wrong about them having an option on him, Warren; his contract is up at the end of the year. While they reserve the right to change their minds, Lowell is exactly the sort of player this management has tried to steer clear of: A good-but-not-great player inching into his 30s, because those are the types who decline rapidly. (See Nixon, Trot, for examples.) Now some of you may ask why, if that's the case, they signed Julio Lugo, and that's legitimate; I think it's because players who have speed as their central skill actually tend to decline less rapidly. In any case, I would imagine they're keeping their options open. If they can find a quality third baseman, like A-Rod, they'll keep Youkilis at first, If not, they may go for a first baseman and move Youkilis to third.
Rhody Guy: $80 million??? where did he and Bianco come up w/that number?
Art Martone: Comparison to other deals. I guess the *real* problem is Samuel considers himself an elite corner, and I don't think the Patriots would/will go quite that far.
Warren: Art...are the San Antonio Spurs that much better than the Cav's..it's like the Cav's are the Pittsburgh Pirates ;)
Art Martone: Experience is a big factor in final series, in any series. The Spurs have been there before and the Cavs haven't. Not that I think San Antonio isn't the better team, but don't discount the fact that this is all brand new for Cleveland.
Warren: Art....the Bruins re-upped Alberts...I am pumped...when do regular season tickets for the Bruins go on sale ;)
Art Martone: Whenever you want to buy them. Just let them know.
Rhody Guy: soxprospects.com has Bowden compared to Ben Sheets... any chance of that happening?
Art Martone: Possibly, but I think we need to see more -- much more -- before we can make the connection.
Warren: Art...isn't A-rod approaching the age where skill decline might start to be a distraction..not to mention alot of other distractions he has going for him ?
Art Martone: You just don't like A-Rod, do you? I've said it before and I'll say it again: If he came here, he'll break whatever home-run record Bonds ends up setting.
Warren: Art....at what point can we raise concern about the lack of Power by Manny....
Art Martone: It's only a concern if you think he's lost his power. I don't think he has.
Art Martone: Uh, oh, Warren, you're in trouble. Pam is in the room, ready to defend her Pirates.
Warren: Art....I read somewhere a few weeks ago that Hazel Mae was engaged....is it true ? Or is she a free agent ?
Art Martone: Can't say I'm up to speed on the social life of Hazel, I'm sorry to say.
warren: Art....say there is a player you want to find out what the pro's think of...who is Mr.Knowledge in baseball that you would go to and ask about a player's talent ?
Art Martone: The truth is, I ask the writers and *they* ask their sources.
Mark: It's taken until June 13 for the team with the highest payroll in baseball history to climb back to .500. Any idea what mercenaries the Yanks might add at the trade deadline?
Art Martone: I think the Yankees will be looking for a first baseman and some bullpen help. Since Todd Helton has said he won't approve a trade to New York, I would guess Mark Teixiera would be the main target if they go for a first baseman. As for bullpen help, we had a link in today's Sox Blog about available relievers (Chad Cordero and Eric Gagne were the most prominent names)
Warren: Art...speaking of Bonds....how can the league handle this controversial event without it getting black eye and looking stupid....
Art Martone: I don't know that they can, Warren
Warren: Pam is in the room...ah...well...ah...the Pirates have nice uniforms.;):whistle:
Art Martone: Nice try.
Pam: Yah. Hey Warren -- pick on someone with your own payroll.
Art Martone: Remember, Warren: You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Pam.
Pam: My husband would say the same.
Warren: Art...I will be at Saturday's Met game....Yankee phenom Clippard is pitching...I will be watching closely...I was amazed his last start that he was allowed to stew on the bench after being pulled......I did not see Guidry go over and chat with the kid...nor did I see Roger his hero come over....I wanna see if anything happens this weekend....
Art Martone: Hope your seats look into the Yankee dugout, then.
Warren: Art...I know the sox are aware of the complaints about buying tickets on-line when they first go on sale...fans like me tried for 13 hours to buy a pair of tickets and got shut out...I know the sox are aware of stories like this...have you heard of any plans to fix this problem ?
Art Martone: They're trying to fix the software, so that it can handle thousands -- well, maybe it's really millions -- of simultaneous requests. It's slow going, though.
Bay View successfully completed its impressive climb out of the losers’ bracket, defeating Lincoln, 5-2, to capture the Division I crown of the Amica Insurance R.I. Interscholastic League Division I Fast-pitch Softball Championships at Rhode Island College.
``Ever since March, we’ve been in the gym every single day, just working so hard,’’ said the Bengals sophomore second baseman and leading hitter Kristen Mitchell, who was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in the title game, played before a crowd of about 400 at Dayna A. Bazar Memorial Field. ``It really came down to who wanted it more, and we wanted it so bad. You could definitely tell. Like, oh my gosh, it’s so overwhelming.’’
Bay View received another stellar performance from pitcher Marian Long. Working the ball inside and out and hitting her corners, the junior scattered five hits and struck out seven en route to the victory. She also came up big at the plate, driving in three runs on a pair of hits.
Sophomore Jamie Hallam tossed a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts, as Barrington defeated Moses Brown, 4-0, to capture the Division II title of the Amica Insurance R.I. Interscholastic League Division I Fast-pitch Softball Championships at Rhode Island College.
Patricia Hendrickson knocked in Jill Lewis for what would prove to be the game-winning run in the first and Sarah Whitten helped seal the win with a two-run triple in the fifth that drove in Lewis and Valerie Luks.
Tomorrow on projo.com's High School GameDay page, we'll have slideshows from the deciding game of the Division I softball playoffs (Bay View vs. Lincoln) as well as the Division II title round game between Barrington and Moses Brown (Eagles get the title with a win; Quakers look to force a deciding game). Carolyn Thornton will cover the games at Rhode Island College and will have game stories tomorrow.
Click here to vote for the Division I champion.
Click here to vote for the Division II champion.
Also, John Gillooly will be at Pierce Field in East Providence to report on tonight's Hendricken-North Kingstown baseball playoff game.
The RIIL has announced new times for several baseball playoff games. Here are the games with the new times:
Pilgrim vs. South Kingstown, Tuesday, 4:30
St. Raphael-Chariho winner vs. Portsmouth, Tuesday, 7
North Kingstown vs. Hendricken, Tuesday, 4:30
Moses Brown vs. Cranston West, Wednesday, 4
More from the New England Championships, courtesy of Bob Leddy:
Journal photo/Ruben Perez
Mickey Jusme
Classical High junior Mickey Jusme on Saturday broke the Rhode Island state record in the girls’ triple jump at the New England Championships in Fitchburg, Mass. Jusme finished third with a distance of 37 feet (11.27 meters). That bettered the old state mark of 36-7.50 (11.16) set in 2001 by Classical’s Tolu Fayanjuola.
Nominations are being accepted through June 20 for high school spring sportsmanship team awards.
The Providence Journal and the Rhode Island Interscholastic League are seeking nominations from spring sports coaches and officials for the Injury Fund’s Dick Reynolds Sportsmanship Awards.
The sportsmanship award, named in honor of the late Providence Journal Sports writer, is awarded seasonally to one boys’ and one girls’ high school sports team that has exhibited sportsmanship-like qualities.
Spring recipients will be announced in The Providence Journal’s All-State Sports Section on Friday, July 6th.
Coaches and officials can request a nomination form by calling The Providence Journal Promotion Department at 401.277.8142.
Junior pitcher Marian Long pitched a two-hitter and also scored the winning run, as Bay View defeated Lincoln, 1-0, in today’s Division I final of the Amica Insurance R.I. Interscholastic League Division I Fast-pitch Softball Championships at Rhode Island College.
Because it was Lincoln’s first loss of the double-elimination tourney, the teams will meet again in a deciding game, tomorrow at 6 p.m. at RIC. That matchup will follow the Division II Championship between Barrington and Moses Brown, which has been moved up two hours tomorrow to 4 p.m.
Local results from the New England Track Championships, courtesy of former Journal sports writer Bob Leddy:
Rhode Island had three individual champions and a medal-winning relay Saturday at the New England Track Championships at Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, Mass.
Hope High’s Kevin Morgan won the 100 meters in a time of 10.90 seconds; teammate Matt Washington took the 200 in 21.56. Narragansett’s Andrew Staples was the New England long jump champ with his distance of 23 feet, 2 inches (7.06 meters). In the boys’ 4x100 relay, the Blue Wave foursome of Benjamin Tamba, Revelino DaVeiga, Washington and Morgan clocked a winning 42.42.
GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACK
New England Championships
At Fitchburg, Mass.
R.I. results Saturday
SP - 4, Vicki Flowers, Class. 40-4 (12.29 meters).
JT - 3, Leigh Petranoff, Cr. West 133-7 (40.42).
HJ - 5, Shannon Meehan, S. Kingstown 5-4 (1.63).
LJ - 3, Micky Jusme, Classical 17-8.75 (5.40).
TJ - 3, Jusme 37-0 (11.27).
100 - 5, Alexa Monti, E. Greenwich 12.48.
200 - 5, Jasmine Marrow, Hope 25.62.
400 - 5, Marrow 57.56.
800 - 3, Siobhan Breagy, N. Kingstown 2:14.14; 5, Sarah Barry, Barrington 2:15.95.
1600 - 6, Jeanne Mack, La Salle 5:00.82 (= 4:40.1 @ 1500m).
4x100 - 4, La Salle 49.90.
4x400 - 4, La Salle 3:58.95; 6, Westerly 4:00.00.
4x800 - 2, Westerly 9:14.97; 3, La Salle 9:19.52.
BOYS OUTDOOR TRACK
New England Championships
At Fitchburg, Mass.
R.I. results Saturday
HJ - 4, Andrew Staples, Narragansett 6-2 (1.88 meters).
LJ - 1, Staples 23-2 (7.06).
JT - 2, Jacob Keeling, Ponaganset 178-2 (54.30).
100 - 1, Kevin Morgan, Hope 10.90; 4, Chance Logan, N. Kingstown 11.09.
200 - 1, Matt Washington, Hope 21.56.
1600 - 2, Andrew Palumbo, Hendricken 4:16.45 (= 3:58.9 @ 1500m); 5, Andrew Springer, Westerly 4:18.71 (= 4:00.7 @ 1500m).
3200 - 6, Tim O’Loughlin, Westerly 9:14.41 (= 8:36.2 @3000m).
300IH - 2, Elton Duarte, E. Providence 39.34; 5, Kevin Alexander, N. Kingstown 39.75.
4x100 - 1, Hope (Benjamin Tamba, Washington, Revelino DaVeiga, Morgan) 42.42.
Several New England track and field champions were crowned this weekend at the New England Championships held at Fitchburg State College.
Just like they did at the Rhode Island State Meet, the sprinters from Hope shined the brightest. Kevin Morgan won the 100 meter title with a time of 10.9 and North Kingstown’s Chance Logan finished fourth (11.09). Morgan’s teammate Matt Washington cruised to the 200 meter state title with a blistering time of 21.56.
Morgan and Washington then teamed up with Revelino DaVeiga and Tamba Benjamin, who own the state record in the 4x100 (42.20), to win the New England 4x100 title in 42.42.
Narragansett’s Andrew Springer, the state champion in the long jump and the high jump, won the New England title in the long jump with a leap of 23 feet, 2 inches, and he finished tied for fourth in the high jump (6-2). East Providence junior Elton Duarte, meanwhile, clocked a 39.34 in the 300 hurdles to finish second. He also placed seventh in the long jump (21-04.25).
Bishop Hendricken’s Andrew Palumbo, the state champion in the 800 and 1500 who is headed for Duke University in the fall, finished second in the 1600 in 4:16.45.
Ponaganset’s Jacob Keeling, who won the javelin, shot put, and finished third at the discus at the State Meet, won the silver medal at the New England Championships in the javelin with a heave of 178-02.
Westerly sophomore Andrew Springer ran a solid race in the 1,600, finishing fifth (4:18.71), and his teammate Tim O’Loughlin placed sixth in the 3,200 (9:14.41).
There were no girls New England champions from Rhode Island, but Westerly’s 4x800 meter relay team of Tori Lima, Michon Dinwoodie, Katie Mangano, and Sophia Harrington placed second with a time of 9:14.97. La Salle’s 4x800 relay team of Nicole Cocozza, Jean Christensen, Sydney Lopes, and Stephanie Vendetti (9:19.97), finished third.
Classical’s Micky Jusme, the state champion in the long jump, placed third at New Englands with a leap of 17-08.75, and fourth in the triple jump (37-00). Her teammate Victoria Flowers, the state champion in the shot put, and hammer throw, finished fourth in the shot put at New Englands with a toss of 40-04.
Rhode Island 400 meter champion Jasmine Marrow, a sophomore from Hope, finished fifth in the both the 200 (25.61) and 400 (57.56) at the New England Championships, and East Greenwich junior Alexa Monti sprinted to a fifth place finish in the 100 (12.48).
North Kingstown senior Siobhan Breagy took three seconds off of her fourth place state championship time to finish third at New Englands in the 800 in 2:14.14. Barrington’s Sarah Barry finished fifth (2:15.95).
La Salle’s Jeanne Mack placed sixth in the 1,600 (5:00.82).
Speaking of La Salle, its 4x100 relay team of Lilly Kissinger, Alyssa Limperis, Emily Barrett, and Lauren Cardarelli, 49.90), and 4x400 team of Kessinger, Mack, Christina Marcaccio, and Cardarelli, 3:58.95) placed fourth in both events. Westerly placed sixth in the 4x400.
South Kingstown’s Shannon Meehan finished fifth in the high jump (5-4), and Rhode Island’s state-record holder in the javelin, Cranston West’s Leigh Petranoff placed third in the javelin with a heave of 133-07.
The pole vault finals will be held on Monday.
Today's Division I and II Fast-pitch Championship games have been postponed because of rain.
The Division I final between Bay View and Lincoln will be played tomorrow (Sunday) at Rhode Island College at 1:30 p.m.
The Division II final between Barrington and Moses Brown will be played Tuesday at RIC at 6 p.m.
In the Amica Insurance R.I. Interscholastic League Fast-pitch Softball Championships, yesterday at Rhode Island College, Fatima defeated Tolman, 12-2, to clinch the best-of-three Division III Championship. It is the Tigers' second title in three years.
Earlier in the afternoon, Moses Brown defeated Smithfield, 1-0, in the Division II losers’ bracket final, earning the chance to play II-South champion Barrington in tomorrow's Division II Championship, at noon at RIC.
Courtesy of Bob Gourley:
U.S. HIGH SCHOOL HAMMER THROW PERFORMANCE LIST - 06-07-07
U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' 12# HAMMER THROW
NATIONAL RECORD
Walter Henning St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY 255'11" 2007
Class Records
213'00" Conor McCullough FR Chaminade, West Hills, CA
06-22-06
243'11" Conor McCullough SO Chaminade, West Hills, CA
06-03-07 S
252'06" Walter Henning JR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY
06-20-06
255'11" Walter Henning SR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY
05-06-07
2007 PERFORMANCE LIST
255'11" Walter Henning SR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY
05-06
243'11" Conor McCullough SO Chaminade, West Hills, CA
06-03 * S
228'10" Jordan Stray SR Centralia, WA
05-28
221'03" Zack Richards JR Monroe, WA
04-21
218'11" Wes Wright JR Villa Rica, GA
05-27
215'04" Ryan Loughney SR Tri-Valley Secondary, Grahamsville, NY
05-14
215'02" Trevor Kraychir SR Twentynine Palms, CA
05-19
214'11" Craig Pearce SR Woonsocket, RI
05-20
213'04" Trent Kraychir JR Twentynine Palms, CA
05-04
210'05" Alex Nelson SR Evergreen, Vancouver, WA
04-13
204'02" Tim Daly SR North Kingstown, RI
05-26
203'05" Mike Lauro SR Classical, Providence, RI
05-12
201'04" Pat Sampson SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI
06-02 *
200'04" William Krokey SR Woodstock, GA
05-20
199'07" Eric Clayman SR St. Johns Country Day, Orange Park, FL
01-20
198'00" Patrick Onye JR Classical, Providence, RI
04-23
196'00" Mike Gama SO Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI
05-20
195'09" Mitchell Gormley JR Brookwood, Snellville, GA
05-27
195'08" Jim Schwendtner JR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY
05-11
192'07" John Talbert JR Wichita, KS (H)
04-16
192'05" Tom Davis JR East Greenwich, RI
05-08
190'02" Greg Davis SR Star's Mill, Peachtree City, GA
05-20
190'00" Nick Resendes JR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI
05-20
188'11" Justin Nicoll JR East Providence, RI
04-07
188'10" Ty Lindgren SR Centralia, WA
03-03
187'08" Greg Manzolillo SR Xavier, Middletown, CT
04-20
185'00" Cody Cox SR Lovett, Atlanta, GA
05-27
184'03" Mark Conklin JR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI
05-08
183'03" Tim Place SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI
05-05
179'03" Vinny Torissi JR Monroe-Woodbury, Central Valley, NY
05-01
178'01" Matt Farley SR Chaminade, Mineola, NY
04-09
177'08" Raul Gonzalez SR Alta Loma, CA
06-03 *
172'10" Cole Gibson JR Camas, WA
04-28
171'07" Josh Faboyede SO Classical, Providence, RI
05-19
170'09" Troy Bertholf SR Liberty, NY
04-28
170'09" Joe Ricci SR Warwick Veterans Memorial, RI
05-19
170'06" Grant Hamilton SR Milford, NH
06-03 *
170'03" Mike Taylor JR Classical, Providence, RI
05-12
170'01" Eric Skipper SR Oregon City, OR
05-20
170'00" Frank Nothaft SR TJHSST, Alexandria, VA
05-20
169'11" Jason DiBuono SR New Rochelle, NY
05-04
169'06" Andrew Myette SR Portsmouth, RI
05-19
169'04" Brian Grant SR Warwick Veterans Memorial, RI
05-19
168'09" Jake Fuller SR West Valley, Cottonwood, CA
06-03 *
167'10" Evan Woodruf JR Chariho, Wood River Junction, RI
05-21
167'01" Dave Linback SO Cumberland, RI
04-23
166'07" Ben Stancombe SO Bloomington, IN
05-19
164'04" Jimmie Pacifico SR Butler, Vandalia, OH
05-04
163'07" Matt Greene SR Warwick Veterans Memorial, RI
04-23
159'09" Nate Gaul JR Portsmouth, RI
05-19
159'04" Anthony Scholes JR Centerville, OH
04-21
159'02" Chris Gage SO Capital, Olympia, WA
05-28
158'11" Andrew Cochrane SR Middletown, RI
05-08
158'08" Alan Ackerman SR Sullivan West, Lake Huntington, NY
05-05
158'05" Brandon Lawrence SR Portsmouth,RI
05-15
158'02" Neil Loveridge SR Breman, GA
05-27
157'11" Garrett Grey JR Tri-Valley Secondary, Grahamsville, NY
05-05
156'06" Luke Bryant SR Clearwater, KS
04-16
156'00" Nick Gannon SR Coventry, RI
04-10
156'00" Cody Davis SR Woodstock, GA
05-27
154'05" Tom Kim JR Camas, WA
05-28
153'06" Andrew Yaghjian SR East Providence, RI
04-07
153'02" Miles Freberg SO Walton, Marietta, GA
05-20
153'00" Calin Archer JR Andale, KS
04-16
152'05" Alex Iannetta SR LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI
04-23
152'03" Ben Gibson SR Chaminade-Julienne, Dayton, OH
04-25
151'05" Kyle Albrecht SO Arlington, LaGrangeville, NY
05-17
151'04" John Spelman SO Toll Gate, Warwick, RI
05-23
150'00" Lee Cullion SO Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI
05-01
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S = New sophomore class record.
Conor McCullough's 74.34m (243'11") record performance was at the
4th Annual USATF/California High School Hammer Throw Championships at
the University of California-Davis in Davis, CA on June 3, 2007.
Series:
Foul 74.34m (243'11") 68.09m (223'04")
71.22m (233'08") Foul 73.33m (240'07")
Old record - McCullough 70.64m (231'09") at the Mt. SAC Relays at
Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA on April 14, 2007.
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' 6K HAMMER THROW
National Record
Walter Henning St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY 238'02" 2006
Class Records
203'11" Conor McCullough FR Chaminade, West Hills, CA
06-17-06
195'02" Wes Wright SO Villa Rica, GA
06-11-06
238'02" Walter Henning JR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY
08-08-06
235'00" Walter Henning SR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY
04-07-07
2007 PERFORMANCE LIST
235'00" Walter Henning SR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY
04-07
200'11" Ryan Loughney SR Tri-Valley Secondary, Grahamsville, NY
05-09
197'01" Wes Wright JR Villa Rica, GA
06-02 *
188'11" Zack Richards JR Monroe, WA
04-07
186'02" William Krokey SR Woodstock, GA
06-02 *
183'02" Greg Davis SR Star's Mill, Peachtree City, GA
06-02 *
181'08" Mitchell Gormley JR Brookwood, Snellville, GA
06-02 *
179'11" Patrick Onye JR Classical, Providence, RI
04-07
179'09" Cody Cox SR Lovett, Atlanta, GA
05-13
179'03" Tim Daly SR North Kingstown, RI
04-07
173'01" Pat Sampson SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI
04-07
173'00" Justin Nicoll JR East Providence, RI
04-07
172'03" Mike Lauro SR Classical, Providence, RI
04-07
159'04" Greg Manzolillo SR Xavier, Middletown, CT
04-07
154'08" Nick Resendes JR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI
04-07
153'08" Neil Loveridge SR Breman, GA
06-02 *
150'04" Joe Parsons SR LaHabra, CA
05-19
150'01" Frank Nothaft SR TJHSST, Alexandria, VA
05-06
148'10" Cody Davis SR Woodstock, GA
05-13
147'09" Jim Theologes SR Huntley, IL
11-18
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' 16# HAMMER THROW
National Record
Jacob Freeman Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 216'02" 1999
Class Records
149'09" Zack Richards FR Monroe, WA
07-03-05
186'03" Wes Wright SO Villa Rica, GA
06-04-06
210'11" Walter Henning JR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY
06-20-06
216'02" Jacob Freeman SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI
04-24-99
2007 PERFORMANCE LIST
209'07" Walter Henning SR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY
04-28
187'05" Jordan Stray SR Centralia, WA
05-05
185'01" Trevor Kraychir SR Twentynine Palms, CA
06-03 *
177'04" Zack Richards JR Monroe, WA
04-14
177'01" Ryan Loughney SR Tri-Valley Secondary, Grahamsville, NY
04-28
176'11" Wes Wright JR Villa Rica, GA
04-29
176'10" Trent Kraychir JR Twentynine Palms, CA
02-24
171'04" Alex Nelson SR Evergreen, Vancouver, WA
04-07
163'07" Greg Davis SR Star's Mill, Peachtree City, GA
04-29
160'11" Mitchell Gormley JR Brookwood, Snellville, GA
05-13
160'08" Raul Gonzalez SR Alta Loma, CA
02-24
153'09" Cody Cox SR Lovett, Atlanta, GA
06-02 *
150'03" Matt Farley SR Chaminade, Mineola, NY
03-24
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U.S HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' 4K HAMMER THROW
National Record
Maureen Griffin Pocatello, ID 201'07" 1998
Class Records
173'04" Casey Kraychir FR Twentynine Palms, CA
05-04-07
176'00" Kate Johnston SO Warwick Veterans Memorial, RI
06-04-99
190'00" Maureen Griffin JR Pocatello, ID
06-11-97
201'07" Maureen Griffin SR Pocatello, ID
05-30-98
2007 SEASON PERFORMANCE LIST
177'09" Allison Horner JR Lovett, Marietta, GA
05-27
173'04" Casey Kraychir FR Twentynine Palms, CA
05-04
171'09" Gabby Midles SR Camas, WA
03-31
171'02" Victoria Flowers JR Classical, Providence, RI
06-02 *
164'02" Patrice Gates FR Villa Rica, GA
05-27
159'01" Sharla Adeduro SR Kell, Marietta, GA
05-27
158'11" Kelsey Klein SR Ironwood, Glendale, AZ
04-13
157'08" Tayla Swatelle SR Woonsocket, RI
05-26
155'02" Crystal Bourque SR Coventry, RI
05-01
154'11" Cynthia Lloyd SR New Rochelle, NY
05-04
152'10" Katie Kraychir 8th Twentynine Palms Junior High School,CA
05-12
150'09" Arianna Lugo JR Los Altos, Hacienda Heights, CA
06-03 *
147'01" Emma Ruggiero SR South Whidbey, Langley, WA
05-28
146'11" Lauren Chambers SO Kell, Marietta, GA
05-20
146'11" Alicia Fliger SR Snohomish, WA
05-28
144'07" Robin Callan JR Monroe-Woodbury, Central Valley, NY
05-14
143'04" Meaghan McGovern JR North Kingstown, RI
06-02 *
142'01" Amanda Kelley SR Cumberland, RI
06-02 *
141'05" Kayla Hendershot SR Sandy, OR
04-28
141'03" Katie Guerra SR Stafford Springs, CT (H)
06-03 *
140'07" Olivia Midles FR Capital, Olympia, WA
05-20
139'08" Emily Settle SR Roy C. Ketcham, Wappingers Falls, NY
04-21
139'02" Kelsey Huckins JR Keene, NH
04-07
138'08" Maddy Midles SO Camas, WA
03-17
138'05" Jasmine Stray SO Centralia, WA
05-28
138'05" Karen Henning FR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY
05-06
138'00" Alyssa Pehmoeller JR Arlington, LaGrangeville, NY
05-11
137'05" Brittney Lawson SO Woonsocket, RI
05-19
137'00" Nicole Heinl SO Barrington, RI
05-05
136'09" Jen Fleser SR Toll Gate, Warwick, RI
05-09
136'08" Michelle Poet FR Glendale, CA (H)
01-27
134'07" Kerrin Feather SR Camas, WA
04-21
134'05" Kadine Johnson SR New Rochelle, NY
05-04
134'04" Tope Waheed JR East Providence, RI
06-02 *
132'07" Sara Cole SR Central, Independence, OR
04-28
131'00" Hannah McCraskey SR Sweet Home, OR
03-17
130'08" Juliana Smith SR Berkmar, Lilburn, GA
05-27
130'02" Lee Stowers SO LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI
06-02 *
129'05" Thanithia Billings SR Carrollton, GA
05-27
129'02" Caitlin Jordan SO Union Grove, McDonough, GA
05-13
128'08" Bidemi Balogun JR Classical, Providence, RI
06-02 *
124'03" Ashley Clasen SO Shoreham-Wading River, Shoreham, NY
05-06
122'01" Katie Laich SR Esperanza, Anaheim, CA
06-03 *
122'01" Caleigh Greenwell SR LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI
04-09
121'02" Meg Nepshinsky JR South Kingstown, Wakefield, RI
05-21
120'08" Kathryn Poet SR Flintridge Sacred Heart, LaCanada, CA
01-27
120'07" Melissa Johnson SR Ward Mellville, Setauket, NY
05-12
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H after city/town and state is hometown of athlete.
* after date of performance indicates addition or change since last
update.
Cutoff 06-03-07 Updated 06-07-07
Addition, updates, or corrections would be appreciated.
Please send to: Bob Gourley 3 Greenville Drive, Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-0243 or via e-mail at rmgourley@fctvplus.net
Junior catcher Kim Pelland went 2-for-3 with two triples, scoring on the first one to tie the game and knocking in the game-winner with the second, in leading Bay View to a 2-1 victory over Westerly in the Division I losers’ bracket final of the Amica Insurance R.I. Interscholastic League Fast-pitch Softball Championships, yesterday at Rhode Island College's Dayna A. Bazar Memorial Field.
Battling its way back after dropping its first playoff game to Lincoln, the Bengals have earned themselves a rematch with the Lions. The two teams will meet in the Division I Championship tomorrow at 2 p.m. at RIC, following the Division II final at noon.
The Division I losers' bracket final between the Westerly and Bay View fast-pitch softball teams, originally slated to start at 6 p.m. at Rhode Island College, has been moved up 2 hours and will now begin at 4 p.m.
Tomorrow on projo.com's High School Game Day page, we'll have a photo gallery from today's softball losers' bracket final between Westerly and Bay View. The Bulldogs and the Bengals were the top two teams in Division I during the regular season, and today at 4 they'll be playing for the chance to meet Lincoln for the state championship. Sports writer Carolyn Thornton will be at Rhode Island College to cover the game, and she'll have a game story tomorrow as well.
Gatorade announced earlier today in the following release that Warwick Vets catcher Steph Morse has been selected as the Gatorade Rhode Island Softball Player of the Year:
In its third decade of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade Thirst Quencher today announced Steph Morse of Warwick Veterans High School as its 2006-07 Rhode Island Softball Player of the Year.
Gatorade joins with RISE Magazine to name State Softball Player of the Year award winners representing 47 states and the District of Columbia. State winners are selected not only for their outstanding athletic performance, but also for meeting high academic-achievement standards while demonstrating exemplary personal character on and off the field. Morse, along with her fellow State Players of the Year, is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year award to be announced in early-June.
The junior catcher was the anchor of the Hurricanes, who lost in the double-elimination Division I state tournament. Morse hit .485 for Warwick Vets (12-9), which produced a team batting average of .220. Morse contributed nine doubles, six triples, 21 RBI and 22 runs scored, boasting a slugging percentage of .848. Behind the plate, Morse, a 2006 Providence Journal All-State pick as a sophomore, threw out 9-of-15 runners trying to steal.
Morse has maintained a 3.92 GPA in the classroom. A member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society, she is also a peer tutor, assisting other Warwick Vets students who are struggling academically.
“With a catcher, you can’t put it all down in statistics,” said Warwick Vets head coach Paul Kennedy. “She’s the reason we won the state championship last year, and she’s a big part of the reason we have a chance this year. She’s the type that doesn’t come around very often.”
Morse will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
The Gatorade Player of the Year program recognizes one winner in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia in football, girls volleyball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field. The selection process is administered by RISE Magazine, which works with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.
Morse joins recent Rhode Island Softball Players of the Year Samantha Shawn (2005-06, Westerly HS) and two-time winner Kayleigh Lotti (2004-05 & 2003-04, St. Raphael Academy) on the state’s list of former award winners.
For more on the Gatorade Player of the Year program, including nomination information, a list of past winners, and the announcement of the Gatorade National Player of the Year, visit www.gatorade.com/playeroftheyear.
The Division I playoff game scheduled for today between Tiverton and North Providence will instead take place tomorrow at 4 p.m. at North Providence, the league has announced.
Tom Petranoff sends this open letter regarding the type of runway that will be used for javelin throwers at the upcoming New England High School Track Championships:
My name is Tom Petranoff. I am USATF javelin coach and National Throws coaches youth development director and 2 x former world record (holder) in the javelin throw. My daughter Leigh Petranoff and Danika Ham have been top in the USA the last two years and were looking forward to NE meet. I was told today by Charlie Butterfield that the javelin event was being thrown off grass next weekend at Fitchburg Mass. I was in Fitchburg stadium last year and I can tell you it was the worst grass surface I have ever seen and many, many athletes and parents were very disappointed. You could believe it. IT WAS VERY UNSAFE.Many of us vowing never to return to this grass field. This is like asking high jumpers or long jumpers to jump on grass surface. Or runners to run on grass practice football field instead of tartan. The girls have been on grass way too long and it is not fair for them to not be on the best surface. Fitchburg has a tartan javelin surface and the only conflict is the discus event. I am sure that there is enough time to get all throw events in if they are run well and spread out. I will not have any of my athletes throw on grass ever again when good artificial surface is available.It is not safe for them and is not giving athletes the best chance to have long throws. The difference from grass to tartan in distance is 8-10%. So many throws off grass that Leigh and Danika have done this year would mean top 3-5 in USA high schools. 145 becomes 155-165. National leader is 161ft and both could do it next weekend if they had good surface. The would be good for the meet and put NE throws on map. My daughter and Danika are ready to throw much farther if they have good solid surface. If not, then we will pass on meet and go somewhere else. I am sorry if I sound negative but we are tired of being an after thought. Nobody even considered tartan surface and it must be changed to give the athletes the best competition facilities available. Why have a javelin runway when you don't use it. I am sending copy of this email to all parents, high school coaches who have boys and girls entered in javelin at New England's. Maybe you can see where we are coming from and will help throwers make this a good event. My cell is 401-440-0878 if you want to discuss. I am also asking USATFNE to schedule the Junior Olympics javelin throw so that boys and girls in higher divisions be on tartan runway for javelin throw. This is the only fair way to go.
Thomas Petranoff
Throwing Zone President
NTCA Youth Director
401-440-0878
www.turbojav.com
The Interscholastic League girls golf championship tournament at Point Judith Country Club has been postponed due to the rain. The tournament is now scheduled for Wednesday. All tee times will be moved up two hours. Click here to see the original tee-time schedule.
Bishop Hendricken made history by becoming the first team in Interscholastic League history to win four consecutive Division I boys volleyball state championships by sweeping East Providence, 25-16, 25-21, and 27-25, at Rhode Island College.
Hendricken hitters David Rufful, Brendan O’Brien, Andrew Simmons, and Mike Delsignore dominated the net.
James Boyce, Hidao Garcia, Sterling Saint, and Sean Rahill were East Providence’s top players.
Tomorrow on projo.com's High School Game Day page, we'll have photo galleries from tonight's high school volleyball championship matches. It will be La Salle vs. Scituate at 5 for the Division II title, and Hendricken vs. East Providence at 7 for the Division I title. Robert Lee will be at Rhode Island College for the matches, and he'll have stories, also on Game Day.
Until the matches begin, you can click below to predict the winners in:
Division I
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